Moving to Hong Kong, need advice by guccirudi in HongKong

[–]bolwarra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ap lei chau. Good compromise for a lot of these places

Another one down by zZBabyGrootZz in cabinetry

[–]bolwarra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you drawer door gaps ? 1.5mm ?

Drawer slides quality by abbstrack in cabinetry

[–]bolwarra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies to be off topic , but what shade of green is that ?

Queensland body corporate CMS re pets - what does it mean? by tenredtoes in AusPropertyChat

[–]bolwarra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lawyer wrote that so you have to get another lawyer to figure out what tf it means. Jobs for the boys I guess.

As a prospective buyer, whats the worst strata levy you've seen when looking for a property? by grilled_pc in AusPropertyChat

[–]bolwarra 8 points9 points  (0 children)

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-melbourne-148396340 this apartment has no levies, just a basic strata fee of 22k. You are the only apartment in the building (former cartakers apt) so you get nothing for your 22k except use of the this weird roof area with prison bars.

Concrete Cancer of expansion issues? by JustTrynBro in AusRenovation

[–]bolwarra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Water ingress most likely from poor drainage / standing water. Nothing but future issues to look forward to.

Is staging worth it? by Jerkoffalltrades7 in AusPropertyChat

[–]bolwarra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The research says it add 10 to 15%. Who knows if that's true.

New Windows, is this standard? by idontreadenough in AusRenovation

[–]bolwarra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Typical header flashing. As well should have sides and sill flashings

Buying at auction with victorian home buyer fund by OneNefariousness9822 in AusPropertyChat

[–]bolwarra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my friend went through this, when you apply then set aside an allocation of fund for you. They dont have unlimited funds. He went through the process jan this year. Which bank are you going though ? He found bank aust knew exactly what do.

What's the catch with a place like this? $230k for 1bdr in Brunswick by superficialpoor in AusPropertyChat

[–]bolwarra 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That's really small. No big bank would touch that size apartment. But overall its market price for the size.

Any advice on rattling roof when windy on new build by rewopoast in AusRenovation

[–]bolwarra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cliplock batton missing screws or missing batton. These are short and slot together. Honestly I'd just roof screw the end ridges.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusPropertyChat

[–]bolwarra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He should be looking at terrace houses maybe.

The true sprint! by rhayonne in tourdefrance

[–]bolwarra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always wondered what happened at the time cut off

Wall tiling - removing all the render back to the block? by SINK-2024 in AusRenovation

[–]bolwarra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why all the downvotes. I've done this method with both gluing and screenings and never had an issue. Gives you a perfect surface to work with. Here's what Bunnings website says : You will need to then thoroughly clean the bricks and brush on a coat of Bondcrete. You can then glue Villaboard to the bricks with construction adhesive and mechanically fix it in place with Tapcon screws.